Maya Malin, Senior Associate at Shibolet’s Hi-Tech practice, explains why it’s important to liquidate an inactive company and the basic steps required in order to voluntarily liquidate a company.
Maya Malin, Senior Associate at Shibolet’s Hi-Tech practice, explains how decisions are made on behalf of a company and the organs of the company authorized to make them.
Tal Karplus, partner and head of Shibolet’s licensing and technology commercialization practice, notes a couple of important clauses to be aware of when signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
Ben Inbar, partner at Shibolet’s Hi-Tech practice, explains the mechanism of Reverse Vesting and why it’s recommended to be included in a Founders Agreement.
Ben Inbar, partner at Shibolet’s Hi-Tech practice, lists a few basic rights relating to the issuance and transfer of shares which should be included in a Founders Agreement.
Ben Inbar, partner at Shibolet’s Hi-Tech practice, explains why it’s important to draft a Founders Agreement prior to incorporation of the Company and the basic issues it should cover.
Tal Karplus, partner and head of Shibolet’s licensing and technology commercialization practice, explains how to protect the startup’s most valuable asset – its intellectual property.
Fundraising in a startup company is usually made by one of several investment instruments – SAFE, CLA or SPA, each of which is suited to a different stage
Certain investors may wish to make sure that upon a liquidation or exit event of the company their investment shall be first returned to them, prior to distributions to the other shareholders of [...]
Veto rights basically provide certain shareholders of the company or the directors appointed by them the power to prevent the company from taking certain actions without their approval. Such veto [...]
When a company offers to issue new securities, each of the shareholders which is entitled to the Preemptive Right shall have the right to participate in such issuance and purchase its pro-rata [...]
Options are the right to purchase shares at a pre-defined price, which is called the “Exercise Price”, at a defined period of time and under certain terms predetermined between the company and [...]
A capitalization table is a list specifying the holdings of each shareholder or other holder of securities of the company (such as options) and the types of securities of the company. How does [...]
Investors usually have an active role in a company’s success which exceeds their actual investment of funds in the company. Such role usually materializes by the investor’s creation of industry [...]
Pitching your startup is an intimidating process. In the space of a few minutes, you’ll have to explain your idea and why the investors should invest their hard-earned money into it. So you’re [...]
Pitching your startup is an intimidating process. In the space of a few minutes, you’ll have to explain your idea and why the investors should invest their hard-earned money into it. So you’re [...]
In order for your revolutionary idea to actually materialize, you need a detailed plan. Here are a few important issues you need to pay attention to prior to incorporating a company
Your start-up is beginning to form – you have an idea and partners and now it’s the time to make your relationship binding. It may seem trivial now when you are all in good relations, however, [...]
The use of Open Source Software for the development of proprietary IP is more extensive than ever and the trend is increasing. Such increased use of open source by companies is a natural [...]
Like every typical startup company at the beginning of its road, you’re probably looking to raise funds and not really sure what is the best and most efficient way to do it. This article will [...]
Intellectual property (IP) is your company's biggest asset, it is the foundation of your business, and what investors will put their money on (except you of course). Therefore, you must ensure [...]
It is never too early to prepare for the company’s next investment round. Experience shows that the longest and most exhausting part of an investment is usually the due diligence process, but it [...]
The most important asset of your company is the unique technology that you develop and therefore you must protect and defend it. Here are some recommended actions to keep your company's trade secrets:
As you surely understood, this article will not deal with the famous characters from the 80's TV series, but rather employing employees who may add value to your start-up company in its first [...]
The results of our survey for the first half of the year 2020, which analyzes legal terms of venture capital (VC) investments in Israeli and “Israeli related” hi-tech companies, and comparing these terms to those common in the Silicon Valley, United States.
The results of our survey for the year 2019, which analyzes legal terms of venture capital (VC) investments in Israeli and “Israeli related” hi-tech companies, and comparing these terms to those common in the Silicon Valley, United States.
The results of our survey for the year 2018, which analyzes legal terms of venture capital (VC) investments in Israeli and “Israeli related” hi-tech companies, and comparing these terms to those common in the Silicon Valley, United States.
The results of our survey for the first half of the year 2018, which analyzes legal terms of venture capital (VC) investments in Israeli and “Israeli related” hi-tech companies, and comparing these terms to those common in the Silicon Valley, United States.
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The results of our survey for the year 2017, which analyzes legal terms of venture capital (VC) investments in Israeli and “Israeli related” hi-tech companies, and comparing these terms to those common in the Silicon Valley, United States.
Click here for the Hebrew version.
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